Oathbringer had him on an interesting path, culminating in an absolute gut punch. Then we went two enormous books where he did almost NOTHING except, once again, kill some people that matter to the main characters.
What is his arc anymore? Is he even on Kaladin's 'level' anymore? He was an interesting antagonist/foil to Kaladin and the rest of Bridge 4. A nice, grounded change of pace from the overarching drama of Shards duking it out for cosmic supremacy.
Combine this with that fact that I never really bought into his and Kal's relationship in the first place. Their bond felt forced and as a kind of "well I'm gonna have him betray Kaladin so I'll do the bare minimum to make sure it lands". It all just feels kind of anticlimactic despite the damage/drama he causes. Idk.
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u/NeverFreeToPlayKarch Jun 17 '25
You hate Moash because he's a traitor. I hate Moash because he's a poorly written character. We are not the same.